East Baton Rouge parishNPR Digital Services RSS Generator 0.94NPR Digital Services RSS Generator 0.94East Baton Rouge parishMon, 17 Jul 2017 23:39:32 +0000East Baton Rouge parishhttp://wrkf.org
Jim EngsterPaul Arrigo, President of Visit Baton Rouge, assesses tourism in the Capital region. We also press Arrigo on his favorite restaurants where he might take visitors from out of town. Arrigo also spends time recalling the tragic shooting of four police officers one year ago today.Paul Arrigo assesses tourism in the Capital regionhttp://wrkf.org/post/paul-arrigo-assesses-tourism-capital-region
70643 as http://wrkf.orgMon, 17 Jul 2017 15:05:39 +0000Paul Arrigo assesses tourism in the Capital regionJim EngsterEast Baton Rouge Councilwoman Chauna Banks talks to us about controversy regarding the location of the Baton Rouge Zoo. She also addresses the pending anti-smoking ordinance and the anticipated decision in the Alton Sterling case.Chauna Banks on zoo, anti-smoking, and Sterlinghttp://wrkf.org/post/chauna-banks-zoo-anti-smoking-and-sterling
70488 as http://wrkf.orgWed, 12 Jul 2017 01:16:12 +0000Chauna Banks on zoo, anti-smoking, and SterlingJim EngsterEast Baton Rouge Metro Councilman Matt Watson discusses the council's decision to delay the vote on a proposed smoking ordinance until August 9.Matt Watson on Metro Council's decision to delay smoke votehttp://wrkf.org/post/matt-watson-metro-councils-decision-delay-smoke-vote
70066 as http://wrkf.orgThu, 29 Jun 2017 16:34:43 +0000Matt Watson on Metro Council's decision to delay smoke voteJim EngsterEast Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome talks to us about her first three months in office and her vision for the state's largest parish. She says flood recovery is still the first thing on the minds of many of the people she encounters at community meetings.Sharon Weston Broome on her first months as Mayor-Presidenthttp://wrkf.org/post/sharon-weston-broome-her-first-months-mayor-president
66851 as http://wrkf.orgFri, 07 Apr 2017 16:36:50 +0000Sharon Weston Broome on her first months as Mayor-PresidentWallis WatkinsIn September 2016, the Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded East Baton Rouge Parish an $11 million grant to assist with flood recovery. Thursday night, Mayor Sharon West Broome's office proposed a new plan on how to spend it. Wallis Watkins reports.Baton Rouge's Flood $11 Million Recovery Proposalhttp://wrkf.org/post/baton-rouges-flood-11-million-recovery-proposal
66135 as http://wrkf.orgMon, 20 Mar 2017 22:02:24 +0000Baton Rouge's Flood $11 Million Recovery ProposalNick JanzenThe number of heroin-related deaths in East Baton Rouge Parish set a new record in 2015. " In 2012, my office worked 5 deaths that were related to heroin overdoses," says Dr. Beau Clark, coroner for East Baton Rouge. "In 2013, that number jumped to 35." So far this year, 38 people have died.Heroin Deaths Set New Record in East Baton Rougehttp://wrkf.org/post/heroin-deaths-set-new-record-east-baton-rouge
49984 as http://wrkf.orgMon, 21 Dec 2015 21:33:00 +0000Heroin Deaths Set New Record in East Baton RougeAmy Jeffries Gwen Hamilton was involved in forming the East Baton Rouge Redevelopment Authority . She was recently called back in as its interim CEO. She talks a lot about “transformative change” — the sort of change you can’t help but notice.Interim CEO: Redevelopment Authority's Credibility Relies on Making of Transformative Changehttp://wrkf.org/post/interim-ceo-redevelopment-authoritys-credibility-relies-making-transformative-change
36113 as http://wrkf.orgFri, 02 Jan 2015 12:18:00 +0000Interim CEO: Redevelopment Authority's Credibility Relies on Making of Transformative ChangeJim EngsterEast Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney Hillar Moore joins the show to discuss Change for the Better, the BRAVE program, and what is expected of EBR in 2014.FRIDAY: EBR District Attorney Hillar Moorehttp://wrkf.org/post/friday-ebr-district-attorney-hillar-moore
20587 as http://wrkf.orgFri, 27 Dec 2013 17:12:07 +0000FRIDAY: EBR District Attorney Hillar MooreAshley Westerman Vice President of the East Baton Rouge Redevelopment Authority Mark Goodson is part of panel discussion at the Smart Growth summit downtown Tuesday that will delve into the issue of redeveloping neglected and abandoned properties. The Redevelopment Authority says in 2009, East Baton Rouge Parish had some 6,500 adjudicated parcels of land. That’s somewhere between 2 and 3 percent of all the parcels in the parish. The Authority is currently conducting a study in tandem with the Center for Community Progress to bring that information up-to-date. The numbers, however, are projected to be similar. Goodson says Baton Rouge should take a more robust approach to code enforcement to reduce blight like Atlanta, Portland, and even New Orleans already have.Infill Key To EBR Parish Developmenthttp://wrkf.org/post/infill-key-ebr-parish-development
2741 as http://wrkf.orgMon, 26 Nov 2012 19:01:22 +0000Infill Key To EBR Parish DevelopmentAshley Westerman Ninth District Metro Councilman Joel Boe’ has issued a press release saying he supports the idea of consolidating law enforcement in Baton Rouge.Councilman Calls Attention To Possible Law Enforcement Mergerhttp://wrkf.org/post/councilman-calls-attention-possible-law-enforcement-merger
2532 as http://wrkf.orgTue, 20 Nov 2012 18:56:53 +0000Councilman Calls Attention To Possible Law Enforcement MergerAmy Jeffries Mike Walker is East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Kip Holden's most formidable opponent in his run for reelection to a third term. Walker, who is the current Mayor Pro Tem and a 12-year veteran of the Metro Council, has the backing of the Louisiana Republican Party. Crime has been the major focus of Walker's campaign, and that's where he started his conversation with WRKF's Amy Jeffries.Crime is Walker's Mantrahttp://wrkf.org/post/crime-walkers-mantra
1785 as http://wrkf.orgThu, 01 Nov 2012 15:38:16 +0000Crime is Walker's MantraAmy Jeffries Kip Holden is running for a third term as mayor-president of East Baton Rouge Parish. Among Holden's challengers is small businessman Gordon Mese. Mese is hoping to win a mandate to rewrite and enforce the Unified Development Code, which sets the rules for land use in the city parish. In the first in a series of conversations with the mayoral candidates, Mese tells WRKF's Amy Jeffries the code is the key to everything that ails Baton Rouge... starting with taxes.Businessman Says Development Code Key to What Ails EBRhttp://wrkf.org/post/businessman-says-development-code-key-what-ails-ebr
1791 as http://wrkf.orgTue, 30 Oct 2012 17:31:13 +0000Businessman Says Development Code Key to What Ails EBRAmy Jeffries The Recovery School District is announcing plans for an "Achievement Zone" in north Baton Rouge where the schools have been failing for decades. As part of that effort, New Schools for Baton Rouge will be facilitating the development of charter schools. Before moving upriver to launch the new non-profit, Chris Meyer worked for the RSD in New Orleans, identifying which schools to turn over to charter operators there. As he told WRKF's Amy Jeffries, Meyer is out to prove that you don't need a hurricane to make radical changes to the way schools work.Big Charter School Push Coming to Baton Rougehttp://wrkf.org/post/big-charter-school-push-coming-baton-rouge
2605 as http://wrkf.orgThu, 26 Apr 2012 05:00:00 +0000Big Charter School Push Coming to Baton RougeTegan WendlandFive hundred and fifty nine -- that's the number of residents the Census estimates East Baton Rouge Parish gained between 2010 and 2011, according to newly released figures. The total parish population, about 441,000 as of July 2010, grew just .1 percent over the year. WRKF's Tegan Wendland asked LSU demographer and sociology professor Troy Blanchard what to make of the dramatic drop off in growth.East Baton Rouge Population Growth Slows to a Crawlhttp://wrkf.org/post/east-baton-rouge-population-growth-slows-crawl
2610 as http://wrkf.orgFri, 13 Apr 2012 05:00:00 +0000East Baton Rouge Population Growth Slows to a Crawl